The Holy Family with Saint Mary Magdalen
Andrea Mantegna · 1495
Why it's great
Mary, Joseph and the baby Jesus are shown close up with Mary Magdalene, all in carefully painted detail. Andrea Mantegna painted it in about 1495.
Where to see it
📍 Metropolitan Museum of ArtManhattan, United States
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Andrea Mantegna was an Italian painter born in 1431 and was the court painter to the Gonzaga family in Mantua. His sharply drawn, statue-like figures and bold use of perspective were studied by many painters, including his brother-in-law Giovanni Bellini. He died in 1506.
